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May is Membership Month

May is Membership Month

We love our Museum members and we're showing our appreciation for your generous support by offering special member benefits throughout the month of May. 100 New Members CampaignTo celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Hyde House, we are kicking off a 100 New Members Campaign. Beginning May 1, the first 100 new members will receive a special Hyde commemorative magnet.

Share you enthusiasm for The Hyde: Bring your family and friends to learn about The Hyde's exceptional collections, programs, and exhibitions, and help us reach our goal of 100 new members.

Win tickets to a 2012 Hyde Luncheon & Lecture: If your guests join during the month of May, you and they will be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets, valued at $110, to one of The Hyde's 2012 Luncheon & Lecture programs (your choice of the two summer luncheons or the holiday luncheon.)

Members bring guests free in MayJust show your Hyde Member ID card at the admissions desk and you and your guests are admitted free. (Maximum two guests per visit, but you may visit as often as you like!)

Reserved seating for members at Anne Higonnet's lecture on Sunday, May 6, at 2pm.You and up to two guests will enjoy reserved seating for the lecture A Museum of One's Own: Private Collecting, Public Gift by Anne Higonnet, author and professor of art, Barnard College. Reservations are required; limited seating. Call 518-792-1761, ext. 46. If you are a member, you already have free admission to the Museum! If you're not a member, the lecture is free with admission.

Members-only themed docent tours on Thursday, May 31In honor of New York State Museum Week, you and up to two guests will be treated to a members-only docent tour on Thursday, May 31. Reservations are required; space limited. Call 518-792-1761, ext. 46.

Choose from one of the following themes:10:30 am: Fables, Myths & Legends with Martie NewellNoon: American Art & Artists with Judy Francomano1:30 pm: The Renaissance with Terry Graves3 pm: Dutch & Flemish Art with Barbara Coughlin

Member Privileges during the "Summer of Light" June 17 - September 16, 2012

Free admission to the Museum complex and the exhibitions Stephen Knapp: New Light in Wood Gallery and Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light in Hoopes Gallery.

Members-only Early Viewing with free coffee and pastries from 10am to noon on the following Sundays: June 24, July 22, August 26, and September 16.

Free or discounted admission and advance notice of Hyde-sponsored Summer of Light events held at the Museum, such as lectures, gallery talks, and other educational programming.

Discounted theater tickets for Hyde membersThe Hyde Collection and the Adirondack Theatre Festival are partnering to provide reciprocal benefits to museum members and theatre subscribers.